Wall-tie and anchor-iron



(No Model.)

G. W. .MESERVIL.

WALL TIE AND ANGHOR IRON. 1

No. 585,628. Patented June 29, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE 1V. MESERVE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WALL-TIE AND ANCHOR-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.v 585,628, dated June29, 1897.

Application filed May 11, 1896. Serial No. 591,114. (No model.)

To atZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. MESERVE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wall-Ties or Anchor-Irons, of which the following is a specification, illustrated by theaccompanying drawlugs.

My invention relates to an improvement in bracket-ties, anchors, orhands for securing the facing to the more substantial part or body of awall in buildings and for binding together walls built double.

Figure 1 represents a full-sized perforated wall-tie; Fig. 2, aperspective view of the same plate, one end of which is turned at rightangles to the plane indicated by letter a; Fig. 3, an elevation of anashler-faced wall, showing the method of applying these ties in suchcases.

Strips of iron have. been used as wall-ties for many years, but withoutthe perforated clenching-spaces shown in the above draw directly unitingthe upper and lower courses, riveting the tie into the wall through eachopening its entire length.

The upturned end shown in Fig. 2 and end of the tie or anchor to caps,corbels, ornaments, and the like which are mortised out for the commonanchor-iron.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1 A new article of manufacture, viz: a wall-tie made from a single pieceof sheet metal of any desired width and thickness and in lengthsuflicient to bond a facing to abacking adjacent thereto and havingnumerous perforations for the passage of mortar thereth-rough, as setforth and described.

2. Awall-tie or anchor-iron made from a single piece of sheet metal ofany desired width and thickness and in length sufficient to bond afacing to a backing or wall adjacent thereto and having numerousperforations for the passage of mortar therethrough, and having one endturn at right angles to the plane of the other, in bracket form, as andfor the purposes set forth.

3. The combination with a backing or wall and a facing immediatelycontiguous thereto, of metallic ties for bonding said facing to saidwall, said ties consisting of strips of metal perforated to admit themortar through them, and arranged in the wall transversely to thejoint'between the backing and the facing, as

set forth.

GEORGE W. MESERVE. iVitnesses:

ALVIN R. BAILEY, WALTER T. BABoocK.

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